Mikkelsen Islands
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Mikkelsen Islands is a small group of islands and rocks lying off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island
, 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of the Leonie Islands
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1908-10, and named by him for Otto Mikkelsen, Norwegian diver who inspected the damaged hull of the Pourquoi-Pas at Deception Island.
Adelaide Island
Adelaide Island or Isla Adelaida or Isla Belgrano is a large, mainly ice-covered island, long and wide, lying at the north side of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island lies within the Argentine, British and Chilean Antarctic claims, at .Adelaide Island was...
, 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of the Leonie Islands
Leonie Islands
Leonie Islands is a group of small islands lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay along the southeast side of Adelaide Island. The French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10, discovered these islands and gave the name Leonie to the largest island. The British Graham Land Expedition under...
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1908-10, and named by him for Otto Mikkelsen, Norwegian diver who inspected the damaged hull of the Pourquoi-Pas at Deception Island.